Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grift should ... recently passed the bar to keep his parents happy as he pursued a writing career that saw him pen classics such as “Treasure Island ...

Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel “Treasure Island” was first published in 1883. At its core, “Treasure Island ...

Careful writing may easily become mannered (as ... Bradford Torrey. 1 The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson. By GRAHAM BALFOUR. Near York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1901. "Robert Louis Stevenson ...

THE famous Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson lived in Bournemouth, for a few important years back in the late 1800s.

Robert Louis Stevenson's family background exposed him to both scientific and religious influences. Darwin's theory of evolution and the case of Deacon Brodie were social influences on the novel.

Robert Louis Stevenson’s short time in Bournemouth ... were the best years of his writing life, giving rise to a group of masterpieces as well as several mysteries about his own life.